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D. G. WYETH.

BUGGY TOP. No. 270,195. Patented Jan. 2, 1883.

fizwizzar UN TED STATES DAVID e. WYETH,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEWARK, onto.

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SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,195, dated January 1883.

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i all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVlD Gr. VVYETH, of Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Tops; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to improvements in buggy tops; audit consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In theaccoinpanying drawings,Figure1represents a side view of a buggy having my improved top, with the front axle in perspective; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the seat;' Fig. 3, a'perspective view of the corner-iron U.

A represents the front axle, which is essentially provided with the vertical extension a,

having the horizontal plate a, as shown.

B represents the fifth-wheel, which is provided upon its rear side with a cavity, b, as

' shown in Fig. 6.

Grepresentstheking-bolt,extendingthrough the axle, the fifth-wheel, and the horizontal plate a of the extension a, as shown in Fig. 1.

D represents one of the clips located on the rear axle, by means of which the rear ends of the springs are attached thereto. 11 cl represent the side plates of the clip,which are united.

by means of the transverse rods or bolts d, adapted to hold the ends of the springs, as shown. V

at? 61 represent horizontal portions of the clip, and 61* (1 bolts by means of which the attachment is made to the clip-plate (1 below the axle, as shown. t

E E representbearing-blocks, by means of which the springs are properly secured to the bottom of the buggy, as shown.

F represents the step-pad, consisting of a plateof proper size and form, which is provided on its lower side with four lugs or projections adapted to be clinched down over the foot of the step shank, as shown. V

G represents an iron rod or bar located beneath the body of the buggy, near the step, which is provided with any proper number of lugs, which extend up through the bottom board and are secured to theinner edge of the body-sill, as shown in Fig. 1.

H represents the frame of the dash, consisting ofan iron bar or plate suitably bent to obtain the necessary quadrangular form. This frame is covered in the usual well-known or any other proper man ner before it is putin place.

It represents the dash-foot, consisting of an iron having the horizontal portion h, the vertical portion 719, and the curved arm h with openings to receive the rod h This foot is adjusted on the sill to fit the dash-frame, and is secured by means ofa plate, 11?, Fig. 1,.and securing-bolts it h as shown.

body, dash, and step form no part of the subject-matter of this application, which is contined to the buggy-top and seat-irons, and I desire the right hereafter to make separate applition.

I I represent the prop-braces of the buggytop, which rise in a perpendicular direction from the rear corners, o, of the seat to the corners h of the rear bow of thejrame, as shown, the same being located inside of the covering.

'5 is the hinge-joint, which opens in a forward directiomasshown. Theadvantageot'thisconstruction is thatthe top may be readily letdown either frointhe outside or inside-troin the inside because the braces are located on the inside, and from the outside because when the braces are in their perpendicular position they stand so close to the cover that they can be actuated by pressure through it. By opening the hinge in a forward direction the arms move upward instead of downward and backward. No inconveniencewhatever to the rider results from the inside location of the braces.

J J represent the jointed braces, which govern the position of the front movable bow.

ance'is located in the line of the thrust.

K K- represent brace-rods uniting the front short bow to the front long bow. By giving these braces a curved form increased space is afforded for the head in getting into and out of the buggy. A graceful appearance, also, is obtained by the use of this form. t

L represents one of the seat handirous,which t, for receiving the front pivot-bolt of the bows. M represents an arm-rest, the front end of which is provided with a threaded eye for re- These, it will be observed, are located on the. edges of the hows, so that the base of resist I desire it to be understood that the abovedescribed constructions of the running-gear,"

cations on the other features of the construcrcc is provided'with an arm having a sleeve or eye,

ceiving the threaded end of the pivot-bolt, as shown; V a

N represents'one of the back corner-irons of the seat, and it one of the back irons near the corner. both of which are provided on top with threaded openings for receiving the cap-bolts which hold the lazy-back and prop-braces down.

0 represents an iron located at the corner of the back of the seat, which is provided with a series of buttons, 0, forholding the back quarters of the curtain, and with a bearing, 0, for the pivot bolt of the prop-brace, as shown. 0

represents a cup or seatin the iron, which is adapted to receive a block, 0 of leather, rubber, or other proper material, adapted to support the bows when the top is down without the liability of chafing the bearing parts. The block 0 is secured in place at one end hyan overhanging projection, 0 as shown, and at the other by the pivot-bolt ot' the prop-brace, this bolt being screwed into its end, as shown.

By means of the described construction itis possible to dispense with the shitting-rail ordinarily employed. The top can readily be taken oft by removing the front pivot-bolts of the hows, the cap-bolts in rear, and the back quarter-irons. The front pivot-bolt is then returned to its place to support the front end of the arm-rest, and the two cap-bolts to hold the lazy-back, as shown. It'desired, however, the 30 1azy-back may be removed with the top.

The construction above described can be used with any number of bows.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters 5 Patent, is-

1. The seat hand-iron L, having a pivotsleeve, in combination with the bows and pivot-bolt, as described.

2. In combination with the arm-rest having 40 a threaded eye, the pivot-bolt of the bows, as described.

3. The iron 0, having the buttons, as described, and the cup for the bearing-block, as described.

4. In combination with the iron 0, having the cup with overhanging projection, the bearing-block, and the pivot-bolt of the prop-brace, as described.

DAVID G. WYETH.

Witnesses:

- A. G. WYETH, A. F. STRAUGHAN. 

